Hungary will ask the European Commission to call off its decision on the distribution of refugees. The motion may have little support in the EU, but it is a clear statement of Budapest’s determination. EURACTIV France reports.

The Hungarian government has taken the first step towards joining Slovakia in its challenge of the EU’s position on the refugee crisis at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).

Robert Fico, the prime minister of Slovakia and a member of the Party of European Socialists, announced plans in October to file a complaint against the European Council on the subject.

The decision to distribute the refugees currently in Italy and Greece across the other 26 EU countries was adopted by a majority of member states, following tough negotiations. But Slovakia complained that the decision should have been taken unanimously.

The Slovakian complaint

According to a Hungarian diplomatic source, Budapest is seriously considering adding its voice to the Slovakian complaint, or lodging its own complaint to the CJEU.

The two member states have until 18 December to finalise their course of action, as any legal action must be launched within two months of the decision it is challenging.

The Party of European Socialists has threatened to expel Robert Fico if he goes ahead with his challenge. But with national elections due to take place next spring, this is a threat the Slovakian leader may choose to ignore.

Budapest has shown a similar determination on the subject, but using different means. A motion calling on the European Commission to cancel it refugee distribution plan, on the grounds that it contravenes the principle of subsidiarity, passed through the Hungarian parliament with a large majority on Tuesday (3 November).

Hungarian resolution

Since the Lisbon Treaty, EU member states can ask the Commission to reverse its decisions if they can prove that the matter could be handled more efficiently at a national level. The parliaments of at least ten member states must support this process, if it is to take place.

So Hungary’s resolution has little chance of forcing the European executive to change its course. But for Viktor Orbán’s freshly re-elected government, this was none the less an important muscle-flexing exercise. The resolution was passed by 141 votes to 27, with one abstention.

The right wing Fidesz party was supported by the extreme right Jobbik party, and the parliament broadly supported the statements of Antal Rogan, the prime minister’s head of cabinet, who presented the resolution.

“Based on the estimated arrival of 1.2 million refugees, Hungary would have to take in 15,000 people each year,” the former Fidesz leader told the Hungarian parliament.

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Orbán is entirely in his rights. There were rules and after the incredible insane impulsive action from Merkel, it should be the Germans and the Germans only, who should bear the burden. And even if the Germans did so, they still raped the European culture and future with this inflow of severe and mentally ill dangerous muslim Delusional Disorder patients.
This will be the end of the Merkel administration in the near future because rightfully any terrorist action, any muslim murder or rape, any other muslim terrible act (and there are so many) will be linked at Merkel and she will be held responsible.
What Merkel did is high treason and she will be held responsible!

Yes Orban may be right in his rights alone ???? HE IS plain and simple A typical Stp. MORON ! Doesn’t value unless outside Europe .
His rights doesn’t seems to compatible with other Leaders ! HE is an French Supermarket banner and an Internet Taxer the most stupid and worst mankind of anti-European ever ruled as a corrupt Politician in Hongria !
It’s ORBAN who is totally insane or are you saying Europeans immigrating in America are insane ?

Most of the immigrants are muslims. By definition they have an aggressive Delusional Disorder.
After centuries we have finally muzzled the magical thinkers called christians. Not by coincidence it was then we made strong progress and development. And now we import a bunch of medieval thinking severe and dangerous patients. And not by accident they want to curb our rule of law, human rights, freedom and the end of European civilization as we know it.
These are very, very, sick people and if any, we should end them. As they end everything around them and then spree to more prosperous places to prey on. They’re locust and should be exterminated.

It’s patently obvious that you’re a mental case! On one hand you’re anti-Christian and ardent pro-homosexual supporter, on the other hand you say you’re supporting Orban who is vehemently pro-Christian and anti-gay. Such a barmy inconsistency

Only the sith deal in absolutes.
Anyway, I don’t expect your little brain to understand that to agree with the anti-islam position of Orbán has nothing to do with agree with his other culinair or political positions.
It’s just too difficult. However, I’m VERY proud that you are able to read euractiv. Maybe, just maybe, if you don’t reproduce on your sister, your children will be able to understand.
Now go to bed and let the grown up talk child!

YY may be right right in a certain point .. Muslims must respect Christian and it’s culture too if they come here in Europe because unfortunately often that isn’t the case !
Tell a Muslim Woman to marry a Christian Man or vice versa ! Muslim will not doesn’t allow in contrary to Christians ! We are more tolerable but they not !

A Europe without borders is no Europe and sure as hell will never be united. This opening of the floodgates leads to national reactions in defense of peoples home-ground and to the destruction of solidarity among European states. The biggest thread to European integration and solidarity is currently being posed by Merkel. With her policy of first inviting everybody to come to Germany and then when they come call for ‘European solidarity’ by distribution just equals Germany dictating migrant policy to all other countries.

That is not democratic, that is not cooperation that is not the road to a united Europe but a road towards a divided Europe.